06-10-2021 09:04
Sky Mavis, the creator of blockchain-focused game Axie Infinity, has bagged $152 million in its Series B funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz from a16z on October 5.
29-09-2021 22:45
Society Pass, a data-driven loyalty platform, has closed a Series C funding round to accelerate its growth and acquisition strategy in Southeast and South Asia, including Vietnam.
27-09-2021 17:11
Ninja Van, a Singapore-based logistics startup, has bagged a $578 million Series E round with the participation of Alibaba Group. Other investors include Geopost/DPDgroup, B Capital Group, Monk’s Hill Ventures, and Zamrud, an entity linked to a Southeast Asian sovereign wealth fund.
27-09-2021 08:00
Two of Vietnam’s new wind power projects have overcome the obstacles of pressing commencement deadlines, challenging funding conditions, and a pandemic thanks to critical support from their banking partners.
26-09-2021 10:00
For years, numerous foreign financiers have been interested in developing onshore and offshore wind farms worth billions of US dollars in Vietnam, with its great potential for the renewable energy and a transition from coal. However, a new policy direction dampening down of ambitions may close the door on some new funding waves.
19-09-2021 21:26
Carousell, the parent company of Vietnam's online classified site Cho Tot, has become Souhteast Asia's youngest billion-dollar startup after raising $100 million in a new funding round led by South Korean private equity firm STIC Investments.
18-09-2021 08:00
An increase in financing for operational projects so far this year is demonstrating foreign investors’ trust in the local investment environment and the efforts of localities in improving the business community.
17-09-2021 10:00
A new facilitation framework for ASEAN is being crafted as part of new plans to boost funding from overseas as the region attempts to claw its way out of the depths of the pandemic.
16-09-2021 12:11
CoderSchool, the Vietnamese coding school, today announced raising $2.6 million in a Pre-Series A funding round led by Monk’s Hill Ventures, along with returning seed investors Iterative, XA Network, and iSeed Ventures.
09-09-2021 18:32
HSBC Vietnam has successfully launched the very first green deposit for corporate clients in Vietnam. This new product, which is in the variety of sustainable banking solutions that HSBC has introduced to Vietnam, will support corporate customers’ sustainability development strategy by ensuring funding for green projects and businesses.
09-09-2021 10:00
While domestic and foreign investors are expected to delve into Vietnam’s sci-tech market driven by ongoing and long-awaited legal amendments, their effectiveness is still a concern as the country is urged to learn successful global lessons.
02-09-2021 21:33
BuyMed, the operator of the Thuocsi.vn pharmaceutical distribution marketplace, has secured $8.8 million in series B funding led by South Korea’s Smilegate Investment along with Nextrans and Cocoon Capital.
02-09-2021 12:09
KKR, a global investment firm, on September 2 announced the signing of definitive agreements with KiotViet, a merchant platform for micro, small and medium enterprises in Vietnam in which KKR will participate as the lead investor in the $45 million Series B funding round of KiotViet, with participation from Jungle Ventures, CVM, and Thailand bank Kasikorn.
25-08-2021 13:16
Do Ventures has announced its new investment in VUIHOC, an online education platform that helps students self-study from an early age. This is the first funding round of the EdTech startup after its debut two years ago.
23-08-2021 09:20
Real estate funding is expected to increase further thanks to new rules on investment. Tran Thai Binh, Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao, and Tran Huong Giang at LNT & Partners analyse how the new rules can impact the market in the future.